This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge – Quiz 784 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 784 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is a coin? A) Wildebeest. B) Kraal. C) Krugerrand. D) Kookaburra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Krugerrand. 2. Which of these was the main cause of Britain entering World War II? A) King George VI's son was killed in the German invasion of Belgium. B) Germany sank a number of British merchant ships. C) Germany tried to invade Australia. D) An alliance, activated when Germany invaded Poland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An alliance, activated when Germany invaded Poland. 3. Which was the first Summer Olympics to which the People's Republic of China returned following the 1952 Games when it had made its debut? A) 1984. B) 1996. C) 1968. D) 1956. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1984. 4. Kehaar was a character in what animated film? A) Watership Down (1978). B) Yogi's First Christmas (1980). C) The Water Babies (1978). D) Journey Back to Oz (1974). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watership Down (1978). 5. Tales of the supernatural or horror are often described by their publicists as what? A) Bothersome. B) Macabre. C) Beyond the pale. D) Mugwumps. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Macabre. 6. What is a violet variety of quartz used in jewellery, that the ancient Greeks and Romans believed protected its owner from drunkenness? A) Emerald. B) Amethyst. C) Diamond. D) Beryl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amethyst. 7. What makes England's "White Cliffs of Dover" appear white? A) They are painted as a warning to shipping. B) They are chalk. C) They are covered with salt spray. D) Large colonies of birds live there. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are chalk. 8. Which of these is not a definition of a "pollard" ? A) A mooring post for a boat. B) A deer which has cast its antlers. C) A mixture of fine bran and a small amount of flour. D) A freshwater fish, a chub or chevin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A mooring post for a boat. 9. Who has been married to Randy Gosch from 1970 to 1975, Casey Coates from 1977 to 1993, and to actress Mary Steenburgen since 1995? A) Ted Danson. B) Ron Howard. C) Woody Harrelson. D) David Schwimmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ted Danson. 10. A prune is the dried fruit of which tree? A) Pear. B) Plum. C) Date. D) Apple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plum. 11. When the game "Cluedo" was released by Waddingtons in 1949 how many rooms were possible murder sites in the mansion where the murder has been committed? A) 15. B) 9. C) 7. D) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 11. 12. The first US National Champions of which sport were Team Roslindale when the first sanctioned Official Nationals were played in Leominster Ma in 1974? A) Ice skating. B) Roller Blading. C) Rollerball. D) Street hockey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Street hockey. 13. Bavaria is a state of which country? A) France. B) Switzerland. C) Germany. D) Austria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germany. 14. The main studios for which of these record labels were originally based in Detroit? A) London. B) Tamla. C) RCA. D) CBS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tamla. 15. What are drongos? A) Small birds known as passerines. B) Shrikes. C) Fantails. D) Small furred marsupials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Small birds known as passerines. 16. What is an alternative name for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints? A) Brethren. B) Sallies. C) Mormons. D) Scientologists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mormons. 17. Charlemagne ruled over which of these? A) Southern Africa. B) Most of Europe. C) East Asia. D) Scandinavia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Most of Europe. 18. What is a common characteristic of the Titicaca Grebe, the Greater Rhea, the Inaccessible Island Rail, and the Campbell Teal? A) They are flightless birds. B) They are native to northern hemisphere countries. C) They are carnivorous birds. D) They have wry beaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are flightless birds. 19. The Olympic Hymn at the opening ceremony at the 1992 Summer Olympics was sung in what language or languages? A) Catalan. B) Spanish and English. C) Spanish and Catalan. D) Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spanish and Catalan. 20. Who was the last president of South Africa before Nelson Mandela? A) Sir Evelyn Hone. B) Ian Smith. C) P. W. Botha. D) F W de Klerk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) F W de Klerk. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGeneral QuizzesGeneral Knowledge Quiz 1General Knowledge Quiz 2General Knowledge Quiz 3General Knowledge Quiz 4General Knowledge Quiz 5General Knowledge Quiz 6General Knowledge Quiz 7General Knowledge Quiz 8General Knowledge Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books